* Exported from MasterCook * Fresh Apple Pound Cake Recipe By : Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Cakes Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda 1 Teaspoon Salt 1 1/2 Cups Corn Oil 2 Cups Sugar 3 Eggs 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract 2 Cups Apples -- Diced 1 Cup Chopped Pecans 1/2 Cup Butter Or Margarine 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar 2 Teaspoons Milk Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. With electric mixer, beat together the corn oil, 2 cups sugar, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Gradually beat in dry mixture until smooth. Fold in apples and nuts. Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan. Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for aobut 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean when inserted in center. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before removing from pan. Combine butter, sugar and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. With a small spatula or table knife, loosen the cake and turn out on a rack. Spoon the hot butter-sugar mixture over cake, letting it run down sides. Finish cooling the cake. This recipe won a Special Award for Carol Delleney of La Mesa California, at the Del Mar County Fair in San Diego--1995 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -